The speeding ticket I almost got but should not have.......

Cassie working on her mosaic

Me working on my mosaic

My finished project...I never said I was much of an artist!

So today Cassie and I went to a mosaic class. I am not much of an artist so mine is pretty simple, but it was fun to do and to spend the afternoon with Cassie. 

On my way to Cassie's I was driving along and had my cruse set at 61 in a 55. Now I know that is 6 miles over the limit but I was going with traffic. Well a car passed me and as he passed me I saw a cop at the side of the road. I did not think much of it since that car was going much faster then me. Well the cop pulled me over! I was pissed. So he giving me a ticket and telling me that he is going to give me a deal and put down that I was only going 65 since I was clocked at 68.  I knew I was not going 68, I never speed that fast in a 55 and I know my cruse is not off by 7 mile per hour.  So I asked him how fast the car  in front of me was going since I had my cruse set at 61 when the person passed me. He started to back down right away and said oh he was looking down at his radar and did not realize that the car had passed me he just saw on his radar that one car was going 60, that would be me, and the other car was going 68. He apologises  and then says he will take the ticket back. Now I am happy he took the ticket back since I was not going 68 but really how can he even write a ticket out without even seeing the car. Does not seem like very good police work to me. I guess that would explain why he is working in Montgomery.......

Later Sharon 

Good Job Rick!!!!

Today Rick went to New Ulm to shoot in a money archery shoot and he won the whole thing! He had a great time and did super good shooting. Not only did he win $160 he also won a target worth $150. Well worth going down to shoot. I went  along for the ride and to get out of the house for awhile. It was  a good time.
Yesterday I felt like crap again, not to happy about that but I am sure each day will get better. I made a delish clean eating meal last night for supper. It was a crispy chicken sandwich and it was super easy to make. Tonight Rick is going to cook us up some brats for supper. I am glad to be able to grill out again.
We took Morgan and Dexter for a walk when we get home. Morgen is getting much better now walking. Tonight we are going to rent UFC on pay per view. We are going to spend some of Ricks winnings :)
Later Sharon

Craft Day with Liam and Josie

Josie painting

Liam Painting

Josie working on her drum

Josie loved using the glue

Liam working on his drum

Dexter, Morgan and Liam getting ready for a nap

Today I am babysitting Liam and Josie. We decided that it would be craft day. I got lots of paper, paint, markers,  glue and new kid scissors . I had some oatmeal containers that they used to make drums out of. Josie could not but the glue down. She loved gluing everything she could.  I finally had to take it away from her when she started gluing things to the table. They had lots of fun. It made the morning go by super fast. Now Josie is sleeping and Liam is watching a movie with the dogs and resting. He told me he was not going to take a nap today.
I am finally starting to feel better. I was able to breath much better yesterday. After work we took the dogs for a walk. It was Morgans first real walk. She did pretty good but she is scared of the cars. She has never really been outside other then our yard and when she has gone to the vet. Dexter was very excited to go for the walk.
So after 6 years I finally made a eye doctor appointment. I am going to a different eye doctor that a friend recommended.  My old one was in Faribault and he was okay but I really did not want to go back to him. I am having some troubles with my eyes so I figured I better go in. I cannot get in until April 20th. I also have a dentist appointment on April 19 to get my teeth cleaned so my days off that week are going to suck but it needs to be done.
I am sooooo happy the snow is melting. I am not liking the mud that Dexter and Morgan are dragging in the house. It is going to be a messy spring I think.
Later Sharon 

Pregnancy pictures from the 80's

8 months pregnant with Cassie

about 6 months pregnant with Christa

On my way to the hospital to have Christa
So Christa said I should put some pictures  of me on here from when I was pregnant. So here they are. I know I look pretty cool with my huge 80's glasses and sweet hair styles. I also look huge!
So I went back to the doctor today. I now have bronchitis and asthma. She said I have most likely had undiagnosed asthma for awhile. I had the same thing last spring and when I run in the cold I always have trouble breathing. I will just have to use an inhaler if it gets bad. She also wants me to call he asap if I get a cold and have trouble breathing again and she will put me on prednisone again. She put me on it today. I don't like taking it because it keeps me up at night.  I was happy to hear I did not have pneumonia. I was sure I had it because I was having so much trouble breathing. It took me almost 15 minutes to catch my breath yesterday after I opened buildings at work. I did not go to work today because I was having so much trouble breathing. I hope to be healthy enough to be able to start running and lifting again next week. It has been forever!
Later Sharon 

"Map out your future, but do it in pencil." -Jon Bon Jovi

Rick got his new bow a couple of weeks ago and he loves it. It is a  pretty bow. We have league tonight and I am going to go and try and shoot. I did not go on Tue. because after working the whole day I was shot. This illness is taking forever to get over. I am just so tired all the time.
Yesterday I drove to Mankato to have the oil changed and the tires rotated on my car. I was glad we did not get all the snow they were talking about earlier.  Today I was suppose to go to the doctor for a recheck on my heart rate but my doctor called in sick. So now I have to go tomorrow. I was up and all ready to go when they called, sure am glad I was not on the road already.
I just realized that daylight savings time starts this weekend. That means I will get one less hour of sleep on Sat. night. I hate it when I have to work on that day. It will be like getting up at 3:00 instead of 4:00. I am guessing I will be ready for bed about 7:00 Sunday night.
Morgan has decided that she can run across the road now so I put Dexter's invisible fence collar on her. Dexter never leaves the yard even without the collar on. He is to afraid of the shock, he learned at the old house that if he heard the beep he better get back. Since we put the fence in at this house this fall all of the flags are under the snow. So Morgan is going to have to learn where she can be by hearing the beep. She got her first lesson  this morning. She is a fast learning so I figure she will not need many more lessons.
I finally figured out my troubles with my camera and computer. I did not disconnect the camera from the computer the last time I used it so it messed stuff up. Once I rebooted the computer it fixed itself. I was happy to be able to download my pictures.
I have to go make a pie now to take to Amy's house for supper tonight. She is having us over for a turkey supper.
Later Sharon

Green

I miss seeing green. It would be great if the snow would just melt away in the next few days and we could start to see the ground again. Then the grass and the trees would start to turn green again. I am so sick of all the white out there. This is the hardest part of the year, I am ready to be outside again. I like winter in Dec., Jan. and even Feb. but by March I am over it. I need some color back in my life!
I went back to work yesterday. I made it until 1:00 and then I went home. I was exhausted. I hope to be able to work the whole day today. Good thing I have over 400 hours in sick leave since I have use 33 hours this pay period already. You look at all those hours and think you have so many but when you get sick they are gone in a hurry.
We have archery tonight, I hope I can make it to it. I have not shot my bow in over a week. Maybe I will just go down for a little while.
Our garage door opener broke the other day. We are getting a new one put in today. After having a opener for so many years it sure suck when you actually have to get out of the car and open the door. I can just barley reach it to shut it again. Good thing it has not been cold out because then it would really suck getting out to open it. Wow I sound lazy.....
So my camera and computer decided that they would not communicate with each other. It is so irritating. I have a Sony camera and of course they make there memory cards smaller then any of the normal slots in computers and printers. So after several days of trying I have given up and I ordered on a adapter for the memory card. Good thing it only cost $10.00. I am sure Sony makes everything different so you have to buy there stuff.
Think GREEN today
Later Sharon

sick days

I have not had a very good week. I started feeling sick on Sunday and have gone down hill every since. I had 3 days off of work and pretty much did nothing but sit on the couch and watch tv and sleep. I was suppose to work today but there was no way that was going to happen so I called in sick. Last night the side of my face started throbbing so I figured I had a sinus infection. So I went to the doctor today and I was right. She said I cannot work until Monday. Also while I was there they checked my pluse and I guess it was a little high. It was kind of funny the nurse checked it 3 times and then she said it was a little high. Then the doctor came in and the first thing she did is check it again. It was 116. It should be around 70 or so. She figures it is just from the cold medicine I have been taking and that I was a little dehydrated. But she still made go have a EKG and now I have to go back again next week.
So I get done at the doctor and go to Walmart to pick up my drugs. Of course they don't have them ready. She said they would be done in about 15-20 minutes. I told her that was fine that I would come back. So I went back 45 minutes later and they are still not done! She then tells me that they will be closing for lunch and will not have them done before then. I was pretty pissed. Now I have to go back there again and all I want to do is get under a blanket and stay there. Good news is I got someone to work for me so the other people working don't have to work 12 hours shifts to cover me. I hate to do that to my co workers it sucks to work 12 hours.
That is enough about my never ending sickness.....
Later Sharon